Match Report
| Farense | Farense |  |  | Sporting Lisbon | Sporting Lisbon | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jorge Tavares | J. Tavares |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 61 | | Artur Veloso | A. Veloso | |||||||||
| Jaime Varela | J. Varela | | 73 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 |  | Andres Bonilla | A. Bonilla | |||||||||
| Manuel Gomes | M. Gomes | | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Cristiano Mendes | C. Mendes | |||||||||
| Stefan Scholz | S. Scholz |  | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 |  | Alberto Minto | A. Minto | |||||||||
| Quim Veloso | Q. Veloso | | 64 | M | | 5 | | M | 66 | | Duarte Barros | D. Barros | |||||||||
| Miguel Lima | M. Lima | | 62 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 |  | Konstantinos Xenakis | K. Xenakis | |||||||||
| Alberto Soares | A. Soares | | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 | | Rafael Varela | R. Varela | |||||||||
| Luis Almeida | L. Almeida | | 53 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 | | Edgar Pinto | E. Pinto | |||||||||
| Mario Soares | M. Soares | | 50 | M | | 9 | | A | 74 |  | Juan Flores | J. Flores | |||||||||
| Mario Barros | M. Barros | | 76 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 |  | Tobias Strohmayer | T. Strohmayer | |||||||||
| Francisco Nascimento | F. Nascimento | | 67 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Frederico Viana | F. Viana | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Estádio Algarve where Farense play host to Sporting Lisbon. A crowd of 8,531 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Farense are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Sporting Lisbon appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Farense are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Sporting Lisbon appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Farense get the match underway!
2.42
0-0Alberto Minto makes a simple pass to Duarte Barros. Duarte Barros flicks the ball to his team mate, Tobias Strohmayer. Tobias Strohmayer lofts in a cross ball towards Juan Flores. Juan Flores heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Jorge Tavares.
4.16
0-0Konstantinos Xenakis makes a simple pass to Juan Flores. Juan Flores shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
6.48
0-1Konstantinos Xenakis surges forward with the ball. Konstantinos Xenakis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tobias Strohmayer. Tobias Strohmayer cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
9.09
0-1Stefan Scholz threads the ball through to Luis Almeida. Luis Almeida flicks the ball to his team mate, Mario Barros. Mario Barros knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Artur Veloso who gathers it comfortably.
16.32
Edgar Pinto knocks the ball forward to Frederico Viana. Frederico Viana knocks in a cross ball towards Tobias Strohmayer. Tobias Strohmayer powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
20.36
Jaime Varela knocks the ball to his team mate, Quim Veloso. Quim Veloso sees space and advances. Quim Veloso goes all the way! Quim Veloso cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
27.08
Miguel Lima sees space and advances. Miguel Lima deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mario Barros. Mario Barros shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Artur Veloso.
28.18
Rafael Varela deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tobias Strohmayer. Tobias Strohmayer whips in a cross ball towards Frederico Viana. Frederico Viana powers a header at goal. Jorge Tavares easily smothers it.
32.08
Cristiano Mendes chips the ball to his team mate, Rafael Varela. Rafael Varela sees a break and surges forward. Rafael Varela shoots from 20 yards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Rafael Varela!
42.11
Manuel Gomes knocks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Lima. Miguel Lima controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Francisco Nascimento. Francisco Nascimento knocks in a cross ball towards Mario Barros. Mario Barros is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Artur Veloso easily picks it out of the air!
44.36
1-2The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Sporting Lisbon kick off the second half!
47.34
Cristiano Mendes knocks the ball forward to Edgar Pinto. Edgar Pinto threads the ball through to Juan Flores. Juan Flores sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Jorge Tavares!
48.31
1-2Luis Almeida knocks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Nascimento. Francisco Nascimento deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mario Barros but the linesman indicates offside!
51.59
Rafael Varela knocks the ball forward to Juan Flores. Juan Flores lofts in a cross ball towards Frederico Viana. Frederico Viana powers a header at goal. Jorge Tavares manages to gather it comfortably.
57.05
Edgar Pinto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tobias Strohmayer. Tobias Strohmayer lofts in a cross ball towards Frederico Viana. Frederico Viana flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
61.28
Jaime Varela passes the ball forward to Mario Soares. Mario Soares chips the ball to his team mate, Mario Barros. Mario Barros goes all the way! Mario Barros shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Artur Veloso is on top of it.
63.09
Alberto Minto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edgar Pinto. Edgar Pinto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Juan Flores. Juan Flores lofts in a cross ball towards Tobias Strohmayer. Tobias Strohmayer connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Jorge Tavares.
66.51
Duarte Barros makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Frederico Viana. Frederico Viana sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
69.41
Manuel Gomes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Quim Veloso. Quim Veloso deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francisco Nascimento. Francisco Nascimento shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
72.07
Rafael Varela knocks the ball forward to Frederico Viana. Frederico Viana goes all the way! Frederico Viana tries a spectacular strike. It's there!! Jorge Tavares has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
77.07
Miguel Lima controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mario Barros. Mario Barros finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
83.59
Konstantinos Xenakis chips the ball to his team mate, Frederico Viana. Frederico Viana knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jaime Varela.
90.00
Rafael Varela deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Juan Flores. Juan Flores finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Jorge Tavares.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
4
10
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
48.1%
51.9%
Play Area
28.6%
45.5%
26%
Scorers